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The New Yorker

  Anthony Lane (born 1962) has been a film reviewer for The New Yorker magazine since 1993. Lane graduated with a degree in English from Trinity College, Cambridge, where he also did graduate work on the poet T. S. Eliot. After graduation, he worked as a freelance writer and book reviewer for The Independent, where he was appointed deputy literary editor in 1989. In 1991, Lane was appointed film critic for the Independent on Sunday.

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Atul Gawande - Scribnia.com

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Atul Gawande

Description: Atul Gawande is a surgeon and associate professor of surgery at Harvard Medical School. He is the director of the World Health Organization's global campaign to reduce surgical deaths and complications. He served as a senior health-policy adviser in the Clinton administration. Gawande writes about medical issues and...

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Joan Acocella - Scribnia.com

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8.7

Joan Acocella

Description: Joan Acocella is the dance critic for the New Yorker.

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Obscure

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James Surowiecki - Scribnia.com

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8.4

James Surowiecki

Description: James Surowiecki is a staff writer at the New Yorker where he writes the Financial Page. He formerly wrote the Moneybox column for Slate. He also maintains the blog "The Balance Sheet" on the New Yorker's web site.

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Believes in efficiency
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Anthony Lane - Scribnia.com

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Anthony Lane

Description: Anthony Lane (born 1962) has been a film reviewer for The New Yorker magazine since 1993. Lane graduated with a degree in English from Trinity College, Cambridge, where he also did graduate work on the poet T. S. Eliot. After graduation, he worked as a freelance writer and book reviewer for The Independent, where he was...

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Novices
Film buffs

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Mainstream
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Elizabeth Kolbert - Scribnia.com

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9

Elizabeth Kolbert

Description: Elizabeth Kolbert is a staff writer at the New Yorker, where she writes on politics and science with a special emphasis on environmental issues. She also contributes to the New Yorker's "News Desk" blog.

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Scientific

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Jane Kramer - Scribnia.com

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Jane Kramer

Description: Jane Kramer writes about European culture, politics, and social history for the New Yorker.

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Calvin Trillin - Scribnia.com

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Calvin Trillin

Description: Calvin Trillin is a staff writer for the New Yorker.

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Ken Auletta - Scribnia.com

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8.5

Ken Auletta

Description: Ken Auletta writes the Annals of Communication column for the New Yorker.

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Exclusively e-marketing
Print and billboard

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Mainstream
Maverick
Malcolm Gladwell - Scribnia.com

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Malcolm Gladwell

Description: Malcolm Gladwell has been a staff writer at the New Yorker since 1996.

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Rebecca Mead - Scribnia.com

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Rebecca Mead

Description: Rebecca Mead is a staff writer at the New Yorker.

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